evening meal; supper; dinner
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
company outing; company retreat
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
junior high school student; middle school pupil
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
this company; this firm; this shrine
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to mix; to stir; to blend
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
many years of stress and anxiety (as would cause one's hair to grow white); (lit.) three-thousand jō of white hair (nine kilometers)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
eldest sister; oldest sister
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
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